Join our 13th Annual Membership Drive & Fundraiser to Support Mental Illness Research

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It's Time For Our 13th Annual Membership and Charity Drive Supporting Mental Health Research!

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What's the charity: the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation (top rated by charity watchdogs: [1] [2] [3])

When: 1 December 2024 to 31 December 2024

How to participate: Buy/gift a full year CS membership (RPG Crossing donates $5 to charity) AND/OR donate directly through our team page to the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation!

Are there rewards? Yes! Our prize bundle is valued at over $60.

When do I get my rewards? The warm fuzzy feeling is immediate, the rest comes in early January (with a few special exceptions.)

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Supporting this drive supports our community and mental health research!

Over past years, the RPG Crossing community has donated over $22,000 (USD) towards research to improve the lives of those affected by mental illness. This year we are hoping to add at least $2,500 to that total!

How it works:

There are two ways you can participate:

#1 - Effective Dec. 1 and continuing until (and including) Tuesday, Dec 31, 2024, $5 of every new or renewed FULL YEAR Community Supporter membership will be donated to the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation to support mental illness research, "to bring the joy of living to those affected by mental illness – those who are ill and their families and friends." The foundation does its work by awarding research grants. 100% of your contributions for research are invested in research thanks to the generous support of two family foundations which cover the BBR Foundation's operating expenses.

AND/OR

#2 - Please make a direct donation to the BBR Foundation through the RPG Crossing team page for this event. Gifts made to the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation are tax-deductible in the U.S. More about the BBR Foundation. Donations of $10 or more get cool prizes (see below)!

Goals and Goodies:

Charity Bundle With great thanks to our supporters, in addition to the matching donation to charity, everyone who donates $10 or more through our team page for the Brain & Behavior Foundation AND/OR who adds a full year CS to their account (either by purchasing a CS for themselves or if they receive one as a gift, includes $5 donation to charity) will get the following awesome charity bundle (valued at over $60!): Friends and Foes - an exclusive collection of NPCs and Creatures assembled for this drive by multiple ENNIE-award-winning Mike Myler from his patreon. [PDF] Oops! All Dragons by Legendary Games and Mike Myler. [PDF] Oops! Draconic Field Guide by Legendary Games and Mike Myler. [PDF] Hypercorps 2099 (WOIN) by Legendary Games and Mike Myler. [PDF] RPGenerations: Tabletop Knights from Cawood Publishing. [PDF] A copy of the novel "Spies and Spellcraft" and the unpublished short story "Wyrd New Orleans: 1815" by Steven Curry. [PDF] Blood and Justice: Boudreaux's Old Cabin from Mobius Worlds Publishing. [PDF] Blood & Justice: Merciless Hospital from Mobius Worlds Publishing. [PDF] Fragged Empire: RAG-TAG by Wade Dyer. [PDF] An exclusive coupon for 20% your cart at aawgames.com! In addition, every contributor at this level will be eligible to receive an invitation to apply to play test The Wanderer, a brand new strategy card game for 2-6 players that uses a base deck of just 90 cards, plus 13 more that get swapped in and out depending on how you configure your game. This is a physical item that will be mailed to you [US and Canada only] if you agree to the terms and conditions which require you to fully participate in the play test. Adam is going to accept a maximum of 10 play testers, so if you are interested in this, get in early!

Charity Bundle for Higher Donors Everyone who donates $25 or more through our team page for the Brain & Behavior Foundation will ALSO get (value $15): Blood & Justice: Welcome to Nocturne from Mobius Worlds Publishing. [PDF] AND the top five donors can choose from the following prizes (top donor gets first choice, etc) a PDF copy of the 13th Age Core Book from Pelgrane Press set physical set of Steve Curry's "Valhalla AWOL" books signed by the author (mailed within the US only) a gift certificate for $50 at Just2Now for one of their awesome creations (free shipping in US and Canada)

Stretch Goal If we meet our $2500 charity goal, we will add an extra month to all full year community supporter memberships purchased or gifted during the drive.

Additionally, we expect to be doing limited giveaways of prizes from Just 2 Now, Steve Curry, Stephen Dorning, Pelgrane Press and Chaosium over the course of the drive.

That's a pretty great list, so please be generous with your donations. A huge thank you to all our prize donors for supporting our drive with these great rewards!

We are still waiting to receive confirmation from other potential donors and if new prizes become available we will let you know as soon as possible.

FAQ:

Can I give to the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation with confidence? The BBRF has a 4-star rating at Charity Navigator and is "Top-Rated" by Charity Watch. This charity was chosen by RPG Crossing because it supports an important cause that is relevant to our community, supports research that benefits everyone around the globe, and is US-based (to maximise the number of our members who can use the tax receipts.)

What is a Community Supporter account? We are committed to providing an excellent community to all members, but Community Supporters get some perks. Some of these are: a mobile style for easier reading on smaller devices, more private message space, a larger avatar, extensive folder management in games, the Community Supporter badge, access to the Community Supporter forum and its games & wish thread & private threads, nearly automatic game approval, and the warm feeling of knowing that you've helped keep the community going. For a more complete run down and chart, please visit the Community Supporter help page.

How to purchase a membership for someone else: If you'd like to buy a CS membership for a friend, buy one on your account and send a pm to Birched -- he will transfer the year to the account of your choosing. Please indicate 1) the exact username of the recipient, and 2) whether you'd like the gift to be anonymous.

How to purchase a membership with no credit card or PayPal: Credit card purchases can be made through PayPal even without an account (and if you don't want an account, don't fall for their attempt to get you to make one after you enter your payment information), and there are additional options including wise.com and Stripe.com. Details can be found on the Paid Subscriptions page at RPG Crossing. Please send a PM to Birched if you have any difficulties or questions.

Can I make a donation to BBR Foundation through the site without buying a membership? Yes. Please make your donation from this page. $10 is the minimum donation to qualify for participant rewards. If you are interested in these, please include your site username in the comment box so that we can contact you at rpgcrossing.com to deliver rewards.

If you've been planning to buy a CS membership for yourself or someone else on the site, this is a great time to do that and also give to a worthwhile cause. Almost all of us have been touched by these illnesses in one way or another, either in our families, amongst our friends, or even here on the site (some of those unexplained absences of PBP players, perhaps?)

I will report back and let you know how we are doing. Wishing you all all the best for the holiday season,

~ Mark / Birched